Aggression is the human race’s biggest failing and it ‘threatens to destroy us all’, Stephen Hawking has said, urging people to be more empathetic.” – Nick Clark | The Independent, UK | Thursday 19 February 2015 We have been taught by our parents, our society, our educational institutions, and lately by the “professional” motivators, law-of-attraction …

“Focus” – this is the most popular mantra among the modern “professional” motivators and law-of-attraction pundits. What they mean by focus is actually “concentrate”. “Focus, or, rather concentrate on wealth….. oopsss, be specific, focus on money, on the specific amount you want to have. Make a wish, ask, and behold! You get it. Believe…” And, …

‘Now’ is not only a cognitive illusion but also a mathematical trick, related to how we define space and time quantitatively. One way of seeing this is to recognize that the notion of ‘present,’ as sandwiched between past and future, is simply a useful hoax. After all, if the present is a moment in time …

A monk asked Baso, ‘Why do you teach that Mind is Buddha?’ Baso replied, ‘To stop a baby’s crying.’ The monk asked, ‘What is it like when the baby stops crying?’ Baso answered, ‘No Mind, no Buddha.’” – Zenkei Shibayama. Zen Comments on the Mumonkan Hence, the phrase “Mindfulness Meditation” could well be a misnomer. …

The soul is never born, nor it ever dies; nor does it become only after being born. For, it is unborn, eternal, everlasting and primeval; even though the body is slain, the soul is not. (Bhagavad Gita II:20) Certainly this immortal soul cannot get sick, cannot get ill so as to require some kind of …

Our watchword, then, will be acceptance, and not exclusion. Not only toleration, for so-called toleration is often blasphemy, and I do not believe in it. I believe in acceptance. Why should I tolerate? Toleration means that I think that you are wrong and I am just allowing you to live. Is it not a blasphemy …

by Anand Krishna The 1st International Day of Yoga to be celebrated worldwide on June 21st is being seen as the International Acknowledgement of Yoga by the World Community; as well as an Additional Tool for Marketing Yoga as Commodity. It depends upon our perspective. Sometime Back, Al-Jazeera aired two shows on Yoga. I am …

The Sanskrit Word Dhyana, the Pali Jhana, Chinese Chang, and Japanese Zen (meaning the same) has been translated as “Meditation” in English for want of a better word. The Word “Meditation” is derived from the Latin “Meditationem”, meaning to “think over” or “to reflect upon” – hence the expression “to meditate on something”. Whereas, the …

and, who should be certifying a Yogi, who can possibly do so? Did Krishna, Buddha or Patanjali have some certification? Forget the Oldies and the Divines, even Shivananda, or, more recent Iyengar had no certification. Why this kolaveri of Yoga and Yogis now? Yoga ia a way of life. One who does not live Yoga …

by Anand Krishna Me (Status on Google Plus): You may start your #InnerJourney from one point, i may start from another – but, there is no way for us to not meet at the destination, for the Goal is One BM: The goal is indeed, ‘one’ as one ‘ponders’ these points, one observes ‘one-ness’ and …